The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-20

TxRRrsL. forest fires were reported rag
ing In Gaiicia, Austria, and FIRE brigades
and military detachmonts were trying to
prevent the spread Of the flames. The fur.
Their spread Of the forest fires raging in
Hungary has been prevented. In Transyl-
yania 100 houses have been burned in the
village Of Csikosmas and thirty-three In the
village Of JanoshazA
A DISPATCH from Guaymas, Mex, Of the
9th, says: Shocks continue at Ures. Many
buildings are cracked and rendered unsafe.
The inhabitants are leaving as fast as pos
sible. A large slice Of the mountain near
the town fell with terrible crash and the
friction Of the rocks ignited the woods,
causing the belief that volcano had broken
out At Del Cayas Santalena mine tho
earthquake caused great panic. The
whole hill fell down, scattering the rocks
amongst 150 persons. Fortunately nobody
was hurt.
The Paris Temps says an agreement has
been made between Salisbury and Flourens
defining the sphere Of action Of England
and France in East Africa. England
recognizes the right Of France over the
Obock territory and Gulf of Madjourah
and cedes the Island Of Mashab to France.
The frontier of the French territory ex-
tends from Cape DjibOujeh to Harrar.
France admits the authority over the terri
tory east Of Cape DjibOujeh.
The strife between Austrian Germans
and Czechs continues. A violent scene oc-
Cured the other day in the Unterhaus be-
tween German and Czech deputies. Prof.
Maasen was hooted at the university.
Fierce street fights have taken place at
Prague between German students and q
Czech mob.
ENGLISH Congregationalist ministers
have adopted resolution protesting
against the Irish Coercion bill, demanding
that the Irish shall be treated with justice
and urging the Government to adopt pol
icy of Cancellation In dealing with the Irish
question.
j. B. FRUCHIER. an American citizen who
left California last October to visit France,
was seized on his arrival there, imprisoned,
denied counsel and forced to serve in the
French army. He is now in the Seventh
regiment Of the line.
The French Budget Committee has re-
jected Premier Goblet's offer to reduce the
estimates 1900, OOO francs.
By railway collision near Melbourne,
Australia, recently, fourteen persons were
killed and injured.
The German Reichstag has voted to re-
fer the Spirit Tax Bill to committee Of
twenty-eight members.
EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEN arrived at
Montreal on the 18th and delivered his
speech against Lord Lansdowne in the
evening. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the evictions on Lord Lans-
downc's estate in Ireland.
The steamer Benton, plying between
Singapore, Penang and Malacca, was
run into at midnight, March %, by the
steamer Fair. of Penang. shortly after leav-
ing Malacca and sank within half an hour.
OF 2OOpersons aboard only fifty were known
to have been saved. Most Of those lost were
natives.
CARDINAL SIMEoNI has recommended that
the Irish clergy be instructed by the Pope
to abstain from association with agitators.
IT was stated on the 18th that Sir Ed
ward Thornton had received new PROPOSE
ton for the settlement of the Virginia debt.
1t provides for three per cent. on s30, O00,-
600 of debt, the amount of bonds held by
the State which it is proposed shall be can
celed. The proposition was said to be final.
SIR ARTHUR HAvELoCK, Governor of Ma
tai, has been instructed to proclaim Zulu
land, excepting the portion constituting the
new Boer republic, British possession.
The new Boer republic occupies the west
ern part of Zululand, but does not reach the
coast. Its area is 1,SO0 square miles. The
capital is Vryheid.
THREE directors of the glassworks at Vol
lerstall. Alsace, have been expelled for
drilling workmen in the French military
tactics.
CARvALHo BROTHERS & Co., West India
merchants, of London. have failed with ia-
bilities aggregating esO,OOO.
THE New German Liberals are forming
an anti-cOrn law league and propose to push
the matter vigorously.
A DISPATCH from st. Petersburg says that
it is reported that a nihilist student made
an attempt upon the life of the Governor of
Astrakhan, and is said to have severely
wounded him by firing at him with a re-
vOlver.
A NUMBER of university students created
a riot in Vienna the other night by kissing
Prof. Massen for his anti German speech
in the Reichstag. Four were arrested.
PARNELL's health became worse on his
journey from ireland to London. By his
physicians advice Mr.. Parnell proceeded to
Bournemouth.
The whaling bark Europa, Captain Hall,
and crew of thirty-twO were wrecked
April Il, of the coast of Japan. No partic-
ulars were given. The Europa was owned
by Aiken & Swift, New Bedford, Mass,
and left San Francisco December Il, last
year.